Ezekiel 37:3

And he said to me, “Son of man, do you think that these bones will live?” And I said, “O Lord God, you know.”

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In The King James Version

And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

In Context

2And he led me around, through them, on every side. Now they were very many upon the face of the plain, and they were exceedingly dry.

4And he said to me, “Prophesy about these bones. And you shall say to them: Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:39See that I am alone, and there is no other god beside me. I will kill, and I will cause to live. I will strike, and I will heal. And there is no one who is able to rescue from my hand.

Psalms 88:11You have humbled the arrogant one, like one who has been wounded. You have scattered your enemies with the arm of your strength.

John 6:5And so, when Jesus had lifted up his eyes and had seen that a very great multitude came to him, he said to Philip, “From where should we buy bread, so that these may eat?”

Acts 26:8Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?

2 Corinthians 1:9But we had within ourselves the response to death, so that we would not have faith in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 37:2-15

The Vision of the Dry Bones. ( b. c. 586.) 1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord , and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God , thou knowest. 4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the… Read the whole commentary →

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